It’s hard to imagine a nicer combination than combining willow and driftwood to make a basket!  In Jo Campbell-Amsler’s class they did just that.  These one-of-a-kind baskets took some planning, determining the best use of the driftwood depending on it’s size and shape and how it should be featured in the finished piece.           With many options to explore, each student had the opportunity to create more than one basket during the four-day class (some went home with two or three baskets, plus prepared frames for more).       Washington Island is blessed with many of nature’s gifts…willow and driftwood among them.  We love the late-August wildflowers along the roadsides and in the fields, just one of those many gifts given.  May […]